We invite you to our Member Show to enjoy the work of some of the best pastelists in the region. The show will be held at Around the Corner in
more...0 Montrose for the month of March. The gallery will host a reception and awards ceremony on Friday, March 7, from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Our judge for this show is Ralph Oberg, a nationally prominent artist. All pastels are available for purchase through the gallery.

Get some dirt on your shoes with the Palisade Recreation Trail Run Series. In March we will run the Gunnison Bluffs Trail, a moderate 4-5 mile run.
more...0 The group will meet at Palisade Town Hall at 8:45am and take the shuttle to the trail head. $4 per person, register by March 12th.

Thinking Through Abstraction
Beyond the Recognizable Image
March 3 – March 18
First Friday Opening March 7
Exhibit runs March 3 –
more...0 March 18
Intros at 6:30 pm, reception 7 – 9 pm.
sponsored by The Art Center Guild
The Art Center opens a two week exhibit of artists working in the vein of abstraction. The work will include some of The Art Center’s favorite works from the permanent collection as well as from prominent and emerging artists of all ages and backgrounds. Thinking Through Abstraction ranges from the loose gestural paintings of South Carolina artist Betsy Chaffin to the more formal shapes in sculpture of Aspen artist Molly Peacock. Other artists in the exhibit are Karol Appel of Amsterdam, Brian Baker of New York/Grand Junction, Jared Davis of Crawford, Taylor Lee Bisbee of Grand Junction, Sandra Hoefner of Palisade, Sara Ransford of Loma, and Andrew Watson of Grand Junction.
In abstraction subject is a bit harder to identify, and can be hybrids or simplification of what might exist in nature or an object. When one walks up to abstraction the work can often times defy a quicker pictorial read; which many people enjoy and others disdain. This is always good for conversation and challenging one’s beliefs of what is necessary for viewers to be able to connect to a piece of artwork. Non-objective work is also included in this exhibit. Non-objective art is defined by the artwork not being tethered to subject. One of the most famous artists to abandon any outside reference to nature or object is Jackson Pollock.
“The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.” Jackson Pollock.
Western Colorado Center for the Arts
1803 N. 7th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501

A no-cost , walk-in enrollment event, sponsored by local, certified brokers and Connect For Health Colorado will be held on Friday, March 14th, from
more...0 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Mesa County Library, at the Grand Avenue location. More information is available on-line at connectforhealthco.com or by calling 1-855-Plans4you, that's 1-855-752-6749.

Two Rivers Center for Spiritual Living will host a benefit concert on Friday, March 14, at 251 Colorado, Grand Junction. Ellen Stapenhorst, David
more...0 Starr, and Roy Martin will perform. Tickets are $25, to raise funds for Anna Scott’s ministerial schooling. Music, food, and fun all included! For more information, call 433-7799.

Naggy McGee's Irish Pub and Lion's Club #575 are hosting the 1st Annual St. Patrick's Festival! It's going to be 3 days of brews,
more...0 brats, and Irish music. It goes from Noon to 8p on March 15th, Noon to 8 on Sunday , and Noon to 8 on St. Patrick's Day! Live music with The Tankerays, the Gerry Goodman Band, the Rocky Mtn. Scots, and more.

Family and team fun at the Bowling Tournament to be held at the Orchard Mesa Bowling Lanes. Entry fee is just $25 per person or $90 per 4 person
more...0 team. Bowling begins at 3:00 PM. Register prior to bowling. There will be cash prizes, 1st place men and 1st prize women and even 9 pin no tap games. Checks made out to GJ CHAMPS will be accepted. Call Emma at 245 6175 for additional information.